Brush.



L. BLAHA 5: F. SCHHBER.

BRUSH.

Armenian mm Ammo, m5.

Patented June 6, 1916.

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LUDWIG BLAHA, F LYNIQEIURST,

PATENT OFFICE.

NEW JERSEY, AND'FRANC SCHEIBER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 19.16.

Application fi led August 20, 1915. Serial No. 46,423.

' 'Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Lt'nwio BLAIIA, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hun- !gar ,residing at Lyndhrust, in the county f lildson and State of New Jersey, and Scnnnnzn, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing in the Bronx, in the county of the Bronx, city and State of New York, have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and concisedescription thereof.

The present invention relates generally to improvements in brushes, and more particularly to brushes of those types designed for the purpose ofshaving.

The object of the present invention is to provide a shaving brush which will euibody a container for the soap, and will be so constructed that it may be folded or collapsed into a compact package so as to make it particularly convenient for the use of tourists and other travelers,

A further object of our invention is to devise a shaving brush embodying the aforesaid characteristics, which may be economically manufactured and will be composed of few operating parts arranged to be readily accessible for purposes of cleaning so as to provide a thoroughly sanitary article, and which may be constructed of metal, rubber, celluloid, ivory or any other suitable material.

Our invention further comprehends a shaving brush wherein the brush or bristlebearing portion will be fully inclosed and protected from dust, germs and the like when the article is not in use, means being incorporated in the handle of the brush to supply soap directly to the free ends of the bristles to facilitate the application of the lather to the shavers face.

Other advantageous features of our invention will become manifest as the description proceeds, and we would have it distinctly understood that we do not limit ourselves to the specific uses or details of structure herein pointed out, reserving our rights to the invention in its broadest aspect.

We will now proceed to describe the invention wth reference to the accompanyng drawings, and then-point out with more particularity the essential elements of novelty in the appended claims.

In'the drawings Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the brush in 'position for use. Fig. 2 is the sleeve or brush protector. Fig. I) is a view in'elevation showing the brush folded within the handle and the sleeve applied thereto; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view disclosing the brush folded within the handle and the nozzle in contact with the free ends of'the brush bristles.

Referring now to the drawings in detail in which like characters of reference are employed to designatesimilar parts in the several views, 7 represents the bristles of the brush, which may be of camels hair. or of any of the usual material employed for the purpose, these bristles being secured within the head or ferrule 8, preferably by means of a celnentitious material. although we would have it understood that in lieu of this means the bristles may be frictionally held in place by any of the well known methods. It will be observed that the head or ferrule 8 is hinged or pivotally mounted at 9 within the extensions 10 formed by cutting away a portion 11 of tliecylindrical or tubular handle 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. i

The upper end of the handle 12 forms a reservoir 13 for the liquid soap, this reservoir being provided with a nozzle H, which projects into the head of the bristles of the brush 7 when the brush is closed or folded within the cutout portion 11 of the handle, as shown in Fig. 4. Communicating with the nozzle H is'a capillary tube 15 through which the liquid soap is ejected by compression of the diaphragm 16, formed of German silver or any suitable resilient metal, and which is. mounted or seated within the head of the closure 17 arranged for threaded en gagement at 18 with the upper end of the handle within which the reservoir 13 is formed. T o facilitate the removal of the I head of theclosure 17 from the handle 12,

the outer periphery of the former is preferably knurled or roughened, as shown at 19 in; Figs. 1 and 3.

the diaphragm 16 is compressed eifecting a discharge of the liquid soap through the nozzle 14 into the bristle heads of the brush;E 7. The brush 7 is then turned on its hingesor pivots 9 to the position shown in Fig. whereupon-the protecting sleeve or shell 20 is replaced upon the handle 12 so that the inner rim 21 thereof bears upon the periphery of the head or ferrule S and prevents movementof the latter on its pivots or hinges 9.

It will be apparent that by forcing the liquid soap into the bristle heads instead of through the brush, as has heretofore been done, we obtain a far-more sanitary toilet accessory, since the bristle heads are more easily cleaned owing to their accessibility than those portions of the bristles closer to, or in contact with, the head or ferrule. This also enables us to economize in the use of soap, since by the application of the soap to the heads of the bristles a much smaller quantity is required than would be the case were it forced through the brush from the. head.-which naturally results in a considerable quantity of the soap adhering to the portions of the bristles nearer the head or ferrule. only a small proportion of each discharge from the nozzle finding its way to the bristle heads.

While We have described our invention with reference to its specific embodiment herein shown, as, above stated it is obvious that various changes in structure may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of our invention.

Having thus described our invention; we claim:

1. A shaving brush having a soap reservoir formed in a portion of its handle. a brush head pivotally connected to the handle and a flexible diaphragm incorporated in the handle and compressible to expel the soap from said reservoir into the free ends of the brush bristles.

2. In a shaving brush, the combination of a handle, having a sea reservoir formed therein and provided with an outlet nozzle. a brush head pivotally mounted within said handle whereby the free; ends of the brush bristles may bedirected toward said nozzle. and flexible means for effecting the discharge of the soap from saidreservoir into the free ends of said brush bristles, under pressure.

3. A brush for the purposes described. embodying a tubular handle having a reservoir formed therein for liquid soap, said reservoi r bcing'provided with an outlet nozzle. a brush head pivotally mounted within said handle and adapted to be turned upon its pivots to house the brush within the handle, and a protecting sleeve telescopically mounted on said handle and, surroumling said handle and said brush.

l. A shaving brush'having a handle portion provided with a chamber forming a reservoir, an outlet nozzle. communicating with said reservoir. a brush head pivotally mounted within said handle. said brush head being movable upon its pivots in one direction to iuclose the same within said handle and bring the heads of the bristles in contact with said outlet nozzle and compressible means embodied in said handle and operable to efl'ect the discharge of material from said reservoir through said nozzle into the brush bristles. the brush head being movable on its pivot in the opposite direction to bring the same into position for use.

5. shaving brush having, a ho low handle closed at one end by av flexible diaphragm and provided with an outlet nozzle at its other end. said handle portion forming, a reservoir. a brush head pivotally mounted within said handle and movable upon its pivots in one direction to inclose the sa me with n said handle and bring the free ends ol the brush bristles in contact with said outlet nozzle, whereby the compression of the diaphragm will expel a charge from the reservoir into the brush bristles. said brush being movable in the opposite direction to bring it into operative position. and means for locking said brush in operative position.

(i. A shaving brush embodying a tubular handle having a cutout portion, and formed with a chamber to provide a liquid soap reservoir. said reservoir having a disc arge nozzle communicating therewith, a brush pivotally mounted in the cutout portion of said handle. and movable on its pivots in one direction to house said brush within said cutout portion. and a flexible diaphragm forming a part of said reservoir and compressible to force the soap through said nozzle into the heads of the brush bristles. said brush being movable in the opposite direction on its pivots to bring the same into lathering position. and means for engagement with the handle and with the brush head to lock the latter in lathering position'.-

7. In a shaving brush, the combination of a handle having a soap reservoir formed therein and provided with an outlet nozzle at one end. a closure for the other end of said ha ndle embodying a flexiblediaphramn, and a brush head said handle. whereby the free ends of the brush bristles may be directed toward saidnozzle and the soap expelled from said reservoir into said bristles by the compression of sa d diaphragm.

LI DWIG BLAHA. FRANC SCI-IEIBER.

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